Advocacy Actions
Below are SHLB’s most recent advocacy actions. This advocacy work is developed in the SHLB Policy Groups, which meet monthly.
2025 Advocacy Actions
- December 13, 2024 - Wireless - SHLB Coalition - Ex Parte CBRS Band
- November 6, 2024 - Wireless - PISC Comments CBRS NPRM
- November 5, 2024 - E-Rate - SHLB E-rate Hotspots FNPRM Reply Comments
- October 22, 2024 - Broadband Deployment - SHLB MDU RFI Submission
- October 9, 2024 - Broadband Deployment - SHLB Dark Fiber Letter
- October 1, 2024 - E-Rate - SHLB & Southern Education Foundation Amicus Brief of the Todd Heath Case
- September 19, 2024 - E-Rate - SHLB-OTI E-rate Hotspot Petition for Reconsideration
- September 10, 2024- BEAD - SHLB Comments - NTIA Alternative Technologies Guidance
- September 6, 2024 - Wireless - Comments in Opposition to NextNav Public Interest Orgs
- August 27, 2024 - E-Rate - SHLB_OTI_Benton Opposition to Molak Petition
- August 9, 2024 - Pole Attachments - Ex Parte Meeting with WCB
- July 26 - Broadband Deployment - SHLB et al Ltr to FCC Urging Pole Action
- July 11, 2024 - E-Rate - Ex Parte - Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program
- July 2, 2024 - E-Rate - Ex Parte – Addressing the Homework Gap through the E-rate program
- June 13, 2024 - E-Rate - SHLB and OTI Ex Parte
- May 31, 2024 - E-Rate - SHLB Ex Parte - FCC Meetings_Cybersecurity Pilot Program
- May 29, 2024 - E-Rate - Letter Re. Cyber Pilot Program Draft Report and Order
- May 16, 2024 - E-Rate - SHLB and OTI Letter - Financial Safeguards for Anchor-Enabled Networks Under E-Rate
- May 15, 2024 - Pole Attachments - Support for Assembly Bill 2221
- May 13, 2024 - E-Rate - School-Library Opposition to Eyes on the Board Act
- April 30, 2024 - E-Rate - School-Library Opposition to Eyes on the Board Act
- April 26, 2024 - Wireless - Reply Comments of The public Interest Organizations
- April 15, 2024 - E-Rate - SHLB-COSN-ALA Response to Heritage on Hot Spots
- March 27, 2024 - E-Rate - SHLB Ex Parte - Hotspots NPRM - Rosenworcel
- March 22, 2024 - E-Rate - SHLB Ex Parte - Hotspots NPRM - BVSD
- March 21, 2024 - Digital Equity - Public Interest Spectrum Hearing ACP Letter
- March 21, 2024 - E-Rate - SHLB Ex Parte - Hotspots NPRM - East Moline
- March 21, 2024 - Wireless - Public Interest Spectrum Hearing ACP Letter
- March 1, 2024 - Wireless - Spectrum Group NTIA Letter
- February 15, 2024 - Broadband Mapping - Library Materials for the BEAD State Challenge Process
- February 13, 2024 - Pole Attachments - SHLB Comments on Poles FNPRM
- February 13, 2024 - Pole Attachments - SHLB Response to EEI Petiiton
- February 8, 2024 - E-Rate - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing E-Rate support for Wi-Fi hotspots for remote learning, Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program
- January 29, 2024 - E-Rate - SHLB/CoSN Et al K-12 Cybersecurity Comments
- January 17, 2024 - E-Rate - SHLB and OTI E-Rate Hotspots NPRM Comments
- January 2, 2024 - Wireless - OTI PK SHLB Comments NSS Implementation
SHLB Policy Groups
SHLB policy groups are a members-only forum where we collectively share policy updates and insights and shape and advance our advocacy work. Each group meets monthly and sets its own agenda. SHLB’s policy priorities are published each year in our Policy Platform.
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Past Advocacy Actions
- January 19, 2023 - Rural Health Care - SHLB Ex Parte RHC Program Draft Order and FNPRM
- January 28, 2023 - Broadband Mapping - Rhinesmith 2023 Missing Pieces
- February 7, 2023 - Broadband Mapping - SHLB-ALA Ex Parte - Broadband Mapping Meeting
- February 15, 2023 - E-Rate and Rural Health Care - SHLB Letter - Broadband Label Requirements for E-rate & RHC Programs
- February 17, 2023 - E-rate - Coalition E-rate Firewall Comments
- March 20, 2023 - Broaband Mapping - SHLB-Danielle Thumann ex parte
- March 20, 2023 - Broaband Mapping - Reid - Broadband Truth Mapping Methodologies for FCC
- March 30, 2023 - E-rate - SHLB E-rate Cyber Reply Comments
- April 5, 2023 - ECF - SHLB & CoSN ECF Service Delivery Deadline Extension Request
- April 18, 2023 - Wireless - PISC Comments 6GHz BEL Waiver Indoor Use
- April 18, 2023 - Wireless - PISC and NSS Comments
- April 18, 2023 - Wireless - Updated Letter to NTIA in Support of Balanced Spectrum policy
- April 17, 2023 - Wireless - SHLB OTI National Spectrum Strategy Comments
- April 17, 2023 - BEAD - SHLB CPUC BEAD Comments
- April 21, 2023 - ECF - SHLB Ex Parte - Meeting with WCB - ECF SDD Extension Request
- April 24, 2023 - E-rate - SECA et al 04.24.2023 Comments
- April 24, 2023 - Rural Health Care- SHLB Comments - Promoting Telehealth in Rural America
- April 28, 2023 - ECF - SHLB Ex Parte - Rosenworcel Meeting - ECF Service Delivery Deadline Extension Request
- May 1, 2023 - Digital Equity - SHLB Comments on the Development of the Digital Equity Act Programs
- May 5, 2023 - Broadband Mapping - SHLB Comments to Proposed BEAD Challenge Process Guidance
- May 22, 2023 - Rural Health Care - SHLB Reply Comments - Promoting Telehealth in Rural America
- May 24, 2023 - E-rate - SHLB - Ex Parte Rosenworcel Office
- May 30, 2024 - E-rate - CoSN, etc. Firewall Coalition Ex Parte Rosenworcel Meeting
- May 31, 2023 - Wireless - SHLB & CoSN Comments to NTIA ITS CBRS Report
- June 6, 2023 - E-rate - SHLB, CoSN, ALA - Ex Parte WCB
- July 3, 2023 - E-rate - SHLB CoSN ALA - Ex Parte WCB
- July 12, 2023 - E-rate - SHLB - Ex Parte - E-rate Tribal Libraries Order FNPRM
- September 25, 2023 - E-rate - SHLB E-rate FNPRM Comments
- October 9, 2023 - E-rate - SHLB - Ex Parte - Bus WiFi and Hotspot Lending Proposal
- January 21, 2022 - Intervenors Response re Abeyance
- January 31, 2022 - ECF Extension request
- March 2, 2022 - SHLB Letter of Support for 2022 RHC window extension
- March 11, 2022 - SHLB ltr requesting Poles FNPRM additions
- March 15, 2022 - OTI and SHLB 2.5 GHz PN Comments
- March 25, 2022 - Motion for Extension of Time
- April 28, 2022 - SHLB E-rate NPRM Comments
- May 10, 2022 - SHLB Ltr to Commerce Dept - Buy America waiver
- May 20, 2022 - SHLB RHC NPRM Reply Comments
- June 2, 2022- SHLB - Ex Parte Rosenworcel Office
- June 15, 2022 - SHLB - Ex Parte Rosenworcel Office
- June 28, 2022 - SHLB Comments to Pole Attachment FNPRM
- July 18, 2022 - SHLB - Ex Parte Starks Office
- July 18, 2022 - USForward Ex Parte Letter
- August 10, 2022 - SHLB - Request for E-rate Service Delivery Deadline Extension
- August 18, 2022 - SHLB - Ex Parte - WCB
- August 26, 2022- SHLB Reply Comments to Pole Attachment FNPRM
- September 2, 2022 - SHLB - Ex Parte Carr Office
- September 6, 2022 - SHLB - Ex Parte Simington Office
- September 9, 2022 - SHLB - Ex Parte - E-rate Service Delivery Deadline Extension Request
- September 9, 2022 - SHLB - Ex Parte WCB
- October 6, 2022 - SHLB Pole Replacement Proceeding
- November 28, 2022 - SHLB - Ex Parte - Broadband Mapping Data Taskforce Meeting
- December 9, 2022 - SHLB Ex Parte - RHC Program Discussion with WCB
- December 12, 2022 - SHLB Ex Parte - Cybersecurity Discussion with WCB
- December 12, 2022 - ESH SHLB FCC National Broadband Map Concerns (MDUs_CAIs)
- January 19, 2021 - SHLB Comments COVID-19 Program
- January 26, 2021 - SHLB et al. Remote Learnng Petition
- February 17, 2021 - SHLB EBB Reply Comments
- March 25, 2021 - SHLB Remote Learnng Petition
- March 25, 2021 - SHLB ex parte RHC waiver WCB
- March 25, 2021 - SHLB EBB Reply Comments
- March 25, 2021 - OTI SHLB E-Rate and RHC Ex Parte Starks
- April 8, 2021 - PISC TVWS FNPRM Comments
- April 16, 2021 - SHLB ECF Comments
- April 21, 2021 - Connect The Future Coalition Letter House Senate
- May 13, 2021 - Remote Learning Coalition Ex Parte
- May 13, 2021 - SHLB Special Construction Extension Request
- August 6, 2021 - SHLB-CoSN-SETDA-ALA letter to Senate
- August 10, 2021 - SHLB Telecom Program ex parte
- September 28, 2021- SHLB 2021 ESL Comments
- November 2, 2021 - SHLB Motion to Intervene
- November 5, 2021 - SHLB - Simington ex parte
- November 17, 2021 - SHLB-NDIA-FCC_NTIA Nominations Letter
- January 14, 2020 - SHLB Ltr Supporting E-rate Comp Bidding
- February 12, 2020 - 6GHz Big Tent Letter
- February 14, 2020 - SHLB-SECA NPRM Suspension and Debarment Comments
- February 27, 2020 - FY2020 FIling Window Extension Request
- March 17, 2020 - SHLB Covid-19 FCC Letter
- April 10, 2020 - Multi-Party Ltr to Congress on RHC funding
- April 10, 2020 - SHLB Ltr to Congress on RHC funding
- April 21, 2020 - SHLB Reply Comments Category 2 PFR
- April 28, 2020 - SHLB Ltr to House Commerce Leaders on E-rate at home
- April 28, 2020 - SHLB Ltr to Senate Commerce Leaders on E-rate at home
- May 8, 2020 - BCA_TVWS Comments
- June 3, 2020 - PISC TVWS Reply Comments
- June 20, 2020 - PISC Comments 6 GHz FNPRM
- October 7, 2020 - SHLB Mapping ltr to FCC
- December 2, 2020 - SHLB EBS Pens Down Letter
- December 2, 2020 - SHLB et al BB Mapping Ltr to Congress
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